Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,854.32
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+14.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.4%.
Elevated: turnover 19.8%.
17 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
690
Capacity
1,050 (66%)
Free school meals
62.9%
English additional lang.
51.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
47.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.7
Mean salary
£45,515
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 777 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE considers above 78% a potential concern. | In-year balanceⓘIncome minus expenditure for the year, as a percentage of income. Negative means spending exceeded income. | ReservesⓘAccumulated surplus funds carried forward. Expressed as a percentage of annual income. | Reserves % | Per-pupil income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | £1.9m | £1.8m | £1.3m | 68.1% | +£121k | £103k | 5.4% | £8,648 |
| 2022/23 | £3.7m | £3.0m | £2.3m | 61.2% | +£675k | £630k | 17.0% | £8,272 |
| 2023/24 | £5.5m | £4.7m | £3.4m | 62.0% | +£770k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,854 |
Teaching staff
£2.2m
Support staff
£729k
Premises
£227k
Other costs
£1.1m
5.2%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
6.1%
Premises (total)
1.7%
Supply staff
2.9%
Catering
3.1%
Professional services
| Year | Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average. | Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46. | Basics 9–4ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs. | Basics 9–5 | EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography. | Disadv. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | —* | 43.2 | 63.3% | 27.5% | 47.7% | — | 109 |
* Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25. This cohort's KS2 SATs (2018/19) were the last before COVID-19 disruptions, and the DfE determined the baseline was not reliable enough for progress measures. Learn more
| Year | FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally. | Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes. | Mean salary | Turnover | Vacancy rate | Sickness (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 6.0 | 15.8 | £43,383 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 11.0 | 19.9 | £44,860 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 18.2 | 24.6 | £42,314 | 19.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 28.4 | 19.6 | £42,126 | 13.4% | 3.4% | 7.7 |
| 2024/25 | 47.0 | 14.7 | £45,515 | —% | 2.1% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 8.2% | 4.5% | +3.7pp | 33.6% | 5.0% | 3.1% | 113 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.2pp | 31.8% | 4.9% | 3.4% | 286 |
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% | +3.0pp | 30.8% | 5.2% | 4.6% | 507 |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% | +3.9pp | 31.3% | 5.7% | 4.7% | 635 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 23.3% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 777 |
17 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good